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1/13/12
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‘Conan’ Director Marcus Nispel Takes On Horror-Action Movie ‘Hack/Slash’ (Exclusive)
Nispel has directed recent remakes of ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and ‘Friday the 13th.’ Alexandra Milchan, Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter are producing.
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12/13/11
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‘Just Cause: Scorpion Rising’ Video Game Adaptation Taps Writer (Exclusive)
Bryan Edward Hill has been tapped to rewrite Just Cause: Scorpion Rising, the adaptation of the hit video game being produced by Adrian Askarieh and Eric Eisner.
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5/11/11
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New ‘Hitman: Absolution’ Game Uses ‘Avatar’ Performance Capture Technology, Hollywood Talent
“We've seen the grit and texture and the character-driven context that IO Interactive is going for with Hitman: Absolution and it's our goal to bring Agent 47 back with a vengeance next year in a movie,” said Adrian Askarieh, who is producing a second Hitman film with Chuck Gordon and Fox International.
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3/1/11
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‘Hitman’s’ Hitmaker
Wizard Magazine profiles Adrian Askarieh, one of Hollwood’s ‘up-and-coming’ genre producers.
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1/12/11
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Block, Askarieh team on ‘Alien’
Askarieh has paired with “District 9” producer Bill Block for his latest property, “Alien Sleeper Cell,” a story about otherworldly beasties that former TV and film editor-turned-scribe Morgan Davis Foehl will write.
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12/17/10
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Exclusive interview with the producers of 'Just Cause'
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Adrian Askarieh and Eric Eisner to talk about the forthcoming Just Cause movie. It’s still very early in development, but that didn’t stop Adrian and Eric from whetting our appetites with some extremely exciting chatter.
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10/1/10
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L+E finds ‘Just Cause’ for pic
Eric Eisner's L+E Pictures has optioned the film rights to Avalanche Studios' videogame franchise “Just Cause,” which it will develop with producer Adrian Askarieh, of Prime Universe Prods., before shopping it to the studios. Michael Ross (“Turistas”) will pen the script.
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6/9/10
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F. Gary Gray circles 'Kane'
F. Gary Gray ("Law Abiding Citizen") is in early talks to direct the adaptation of the Eidos videogame "Kane and Lynch: Dead Men." Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter will produce "Kane and Lynch" with David Willis, Stephen Eads and Millennium.
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6/8/10
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'Deus Ex: Human Revolution': the next big movie?
Feast your eyes on the trailer for video game "Deus Ex: Human Revolution," the third game from Ion Storm and Eidos Interactive. This is one game that has Hollywood a-buzzing this week.
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5/24/10
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Fox hires director, writer for 'Hitman 2'
20th Century Fox has targeted director Daniel Benmayor and writer Daniel Casey to work on "Hitman 2," the sequel to the studio's 2007 video game adaptation. Adrian Askarieh, Chuck Gordon and Alex Young are producing, with Daniel Alter exec producing.
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4/27/10
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'FlashForward' showrunner to write 'Da Vinci' action hero film (exclusive)
Marc Guggenheim, a showrunner on ABC's "FlashForward" and a writer on "Green Lantern," has been tapped to pen "Leonardo Da Vinci and the Soldiers of Forever," the Warner Bros. project that recasts the original Renaissance man as an action hero.
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4/13/10
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Producing duo options 'Suspension'
Producers Daniel Alter and Adrian Askarieh have optioned "Suspension," an action-horror spec by Scott Milam. Patrick Tatopoulos, a creature and special effects designer-turned-director, is attached to helm.
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4/9/10
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'Danger Girl' takes aim in Hollywood
Producer Adrian Askarieh has a number of Hollywood projects reaching critical mass. There's "Kane and Lynch," based on the video game with a cast led by Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx. Then there's his Warner Bros. deal for "Leonardo da Vinci and the Soldiers of Forever" and the adaptation of the "Hack/Slash" horror comics now moving forward at Relativity. Today, though, our five questions are about his plans for "Danger Girl."
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3/18/10
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Jamie Foxx in play for 'Kane & Lynch'
Jamie Foxx will join Bruce Willis in Kane & Lynch, the Millennium Films/Lionsgate videogame adaptation. Willis plays a mercenary who gets framed, and then is broken out of prison by his former mates who've kidnapped his wife and daughter, and give him 72 hours to recover a doomsday device.
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3/10/10
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Warners plans pic based on Da Vinci
The story re-imagines Da Vinci as a member of a secret society
embroiled in a supernatural adventure that pits him against
Biblical demons in a story involving secret codes, lost
civilizations, hidden fortresses and fallen angels. The high
concept treatment is described as "National Treasure" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" by way of "Clash of the Titans."
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3/10/10
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Warner Bros. making Leonardo Da Vinci action-adventure film
Warner Bros. is turning Leonardo into an action-adventure hero. No, not DiCaprio, but Da Vinci. The studio has picked up a treatment titled "Leonardo da Vinci and the Soldiers of Forever" from producer Adrian Askarieh, who is teaming with Vertigo's Roy Lee and Doug Davison.
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8/9/09
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Askarieh takes up 'Cause'
Adrian Askarieh, who successfully
paired up with Eidos Interactive to set
up the actioners "Hitman" at Fox and
"Kane and Lynch" at Lionsgate, has
landed the rights to adapt the
videogame publisher's high-profile
title "Just Cause" for the bigscreen.
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7/14/09
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'Hack/Slash' finds director
Commercial director Fredrik Bond has come aboard to direct "Hack/Slash," Rogue's adaptation of a cult horror comic book.
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7/11/09
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Warner Bros. stocks tentpole closet
Warner Bros. — the studio that births the most tentpoles — hopes that the end of the Harry Potter franchise in 2011 won't mean the end of the tentpole production line. The most likely potential tentpoles are "Jonny Quest."
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6/24/09
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Fox sets sights on 'Hitman 2'
The sequel to the hit movie based on the wildly popular video game franchise from Eidos Interactive. Adrian Askarieh is producing with Chuck Gordon and Daniel Alter.
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6/4/08
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Willis keen on 'Kane' vid game adaptation
The game was developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. Kyle Ward wrote the screenplay. Daniel Alter and Adrian Askarieh are producing.
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4/8/08
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Rogue taps Justin Marks for 'Hack/Slash'
Justin Marks has been enlisted for writing duties on "Hack/Slash," Rogue's adaptation of a cult horror comic book which is being produced by Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter.
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